Ilitaqsiniq
Publicly funded institution · Rankin Inlet, Nunavut · BN 890842123RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($13,865,947) as filed with the CRA.
Ilitaqsiniq is a charitable organization based in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $14.9M in revenue and $13.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 73% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $326K.
Compared with 733 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 35% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $120,000–159,999 range (6 positions in that band). The charity reported 22 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $3.3M in 2020 to $14.9M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Ilitaqsiniq's inu-vative programs deliver quality holistic learning opportunities relevant to today's inuit. Building on what inuit have always known to be true our programs apply traditional skills to contemporary life and empower inuit with the agency to be strong participants in an evolving society. Pride in our culture and identity is a core element of ilitaqsiniq programs ilitaqsiniq inu-vation runs as a thread through all our programs. We create safe spaces where healing and learning go hand in hand and where connections and relationships to each other our culture and the land are re…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $14.9M | $13.9M | $11.8M | — | — | $2.7M |
| 2023 | $10.8M | $10.3M | $10.3M | — | — | $1.7M |
| 2022 | $6.1M | $5.7M | $5.7M | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $4.3M | $4.1M | $4.1M | — | — | $771K |
| 2020 | $3.3M | $3M | $3M | — | — | $530K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $326K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9996 positions
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions22
- Total compensation, all staff$5.8M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Elizabeth Lyall (director); Toota Tatty (director); Sandi Vincent (secretary-treasurer); Inukshuk Aksalnik (vice-president); Jenna Kamingoak (director); Veronica Connelly (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Ilitaqsiniq’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890842123RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.